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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... lung disease Caused ... appear in left heart ... resolution of symptoms ... take months after transplant
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
incidence in lung>heart ... regimen Signs/Symptoms ... extralymphatic tissues Diagnosis ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... Disorders #oncology #diagnosis
Graft-Verus-Host Disease (GVHD) - Quick Reference Sheet
Multisystem disorder that is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic
hematopoietic cell transplant ... recognize the transplant ... reaction that causes ... disease in the transplant ... #Diagnosis #Overview
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes ... - Congestive heart ... cell disease - Transplant ... Noninfectious #Causes
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive heart ... to severity of symptoms ... by the New York Heart ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Symptoms and Signs of Heart Failure

#heartfailure #chf #congestive #signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Symptoms and Signs ... of Heart Failure ... congestive #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Can be caused by ... BuddChiari #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Signs ... #Symptoms
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... considered for heart ... transplants.
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... Immunocompromised host (HIV, transplant ... CD4 < 200 • Symptoms ... PJP #Pneumonia #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... Pathophysiology: Chronic heart ... → Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... endpoint of all-cause